Prague Media Point 2018 Conference - Media and Technology

Media and Technology: Innovative Journalism in a Contested Political Space

The fifth addition of the conference series will focus on how technological advances can assist or undermine media in fulfilling their democratic role.

In an increasingly unstable world, independent media are facing unprecedented challenges. Journalism’s crucial role to represent the public interest is being actively undermined and the net result is disturbingly low levels of trust among consumers.

All these challenges are, in some form, connected to recent and rapid technological developments that have altered the way information is spread.

Despite these issues, digital technology still holds untapped opportunities for the media. Across the world, media entrepreneurs are working on creative start-ups, innovative business models, and new ways of both reporting and delivering that content to their audiences.

- What are the leading examples of sustainable media strategies successfully incorporating digital technology?

- Is a more innovative use of digital technology combined with editorial diversity the answer to bridging the polarization of society?

- How can digital tools be used to help build trust and champion the public interest in this contested political space?

- Has technology been a boon or bane to journalism overall, and where does the future lie?

We will look at these questions in one of the few international conferences that bring together scholars, media professionals, and press freedom activists to discuss and debate the pressing issues of the day.